Education in Faith

Invitation to the Opening of the 2025 School Year Mass

Sacrament Celebrations 2025

RE Learning in 1/2GK

The Good Shepherd

The Gospel value for this term is Forgiveness. In year 1/2GK, we have been exploring the parable of The Good Shepherd, learning how Jesus cares for his sheep with love and guidance. The children investigated what love looks like to Jesus and how it shows up in their lives, reflecting on the care He gives to us. The children also pondered the questions, “ Who is Jesus? And discussed what they think He might look like.

The children explored some big questions like, What does it feel like to be cared for? What are some ways Jesus shows His love?  How do we know we’re following the voice of the Good Shepherd? 

Here are children’s thoughts on how they could be Good Shepherds to others:

Sunday Gospel

The liturgy of the Catholic Church provides a framework for reflection which is used by Catholics throughout the world. Each week in the Newsletter, you will find the Sunday Gospel as well as some discussion questions to have with your child/ren.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke

Jesus was standing one day by the lake of Gennesaret, with the crowd pressing round him listening to the word of God, when he caught sight of two boats close to the bank. The fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. He got into one of the boats – it was Simon’s – and asked him to put out a little from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.

When he had finished speaking he said to Simon, ‘Put out into deep water and pay out your nets for a catch.’ ‘Master,’ Simon replied ‘we worked hard all night long and caught nothing, but if you say so, I will pay out the nets.’ And when they had done this they netted such a huge number of fish that their nets began to tear, so they signalled to their companions in the other boat to come and help them; when these came, they filled the two boats to sinking point.

When Simon Peter saw this he fell at the knees of Jesus saying, ‘Leave me Lord; I am a sinful man.’ For he and all his companions were completely overcome by the catch they had made; so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were Simon’s partners. But Jesus said to Simon, ‘Do not be afraid; from now on it is men you will catch.’ Then, bringing their boats back to land, they left everything and followed him.

Discussion Questions

1. What sort of messages or errands have you been sent on?

2. When you are a messenger, what do you have to do? (eg listen to instructions, make sure you know where to go, pass on the message clearly etc.)

3. Jesus asks the fishermen in the Gospel to be messengers. What do you think he means when he tells them they will bring in people rather than fish?

4. Jesus calls us to be his messengers. How can we be good messengers?

Nick Byrne

RE Leader